{"id":44417,"date":"2026-03-13T08:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/brandel-chamblee-found-the-real-cause-of-scottie-schefflers-problems\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T08:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:10:14","slug":"brandel-chamblee-found-the-real-cause-of-scottie-schefflers-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/brandel-chamblee-found-the-real-cause-of-scottie-schefflers-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandel Chamblee found the real cause of Scottie Scheffler&#8217;s problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/brandel-chamblee-found-the-real-cause-of-scottie-schefflers-problems\/#Brandel_Chamblee_found_the_real_cause_of_Scottie_Schefflers_problems\" >Brandel Chamblee found the real cause of Scottie Scheffler&#8217;s problems<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/brandel-chamblee-found-the-real-cause-of-scottie-schefflers-problems\/#What_Scottie_Schefflers_stats_from_the_first_day_of_The_Players_prove\" >What Scottie Scheffler&#8217;s stats from the first day of The Players prove:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Scottie Scheffler looked completely lost in his golf swing on the first day of the Players Championship, struggling desperately with his driver and irons.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scheffler couldn&#8217;t stop Miles from missing on more than 50 percent of his full shots.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>It must have been an extremely uncomfortable feeling for him, who is said to have the best clubface control since Jack Nicklaus.<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler finished 72nd in the opening round at The Players Championship on Thursday. At face value, this looks like a decent effort, especially considering the fact that the top group is only 5 under.<\/p>\n<p>But anyone who watched the 29-year-old&#8217;s rounds would have noticed that he was far from his usual level.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the round, Scheffler said his driving problems at The Players were due to a lack of confidence in where the clubhead was on the downswing.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>And Brandel Chamblee gave his opinion on what&#8217;s wrong with Scheffler&#8217;s swing right now.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brandel_Chamblee_found_the_real_cause_of_Scottie_Schefflers_problems\"><\/span>Brandel Chamblee found the real cause of Scottie Scheffler&#8217;s problems<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Scheffler was hard at work on his swing Thursday afternoon at TPC Sawgrass&#8217; practice range with longtime coach Randy Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Live From The Players, Chamblee explained what he thinks is causing too many problems for Scheffler at this point.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just want you to realize this,<em>&#8220;<\/em> Golf analysts said Scheffler&#8217;s swing stopped at the top of his backswing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s the top of his backswing (not parallel to the ground), okay? If he wants to go another click or two, he&#8217;s already coming down.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only is that face open, but it\u2019s miles across the line if it goes parallel, but it doesn\u2019t go parallel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, uh, I don\u2019t recognize this golf swing of Scottie Scheffler either.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/vk1wwNZSVmL4Li7PHqPySQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/hitc_articles_832\/64fe17f6d54595e231534d39cb86e236\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a foot and a half shorter than last year and the face is wide open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, as a player, sometimes you get off.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It looks like it has a little more cupping on the left wrist. I don&#8217;t know exactly why it&#8217;s shorter, but it&#8217;s actually shorter and wider.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean, we&#8217;ve been there. Your golf swing can go a little off.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And it&#8217;s only a few weeks. It&#8217;s not like a year. There&#8217;s plenty of time to get it done, and that&#8217;s where the problem lies.<em>&#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Chamblee is right there. Scheffler&#8217;s clubhead was stuck far back on the downswing throughout the opening round at The Players.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully he and his coaches are aware of the problem and can eradicate it before it becomes deeply ingrained.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Scottie_Schefflers_stats_from_the_first_day_of_The_Players_prove\"><\/span>What Scottie Scheffler&#8217;s stats from the first day of The Players prove:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Scheffler&#8217;s most important statistical category on the first day of the Sawgrass tournament was putting.<\/p>\n<p>That really says it all.<\/p>\n<p>He was completely out of swing on the golf course Thursday, so it&#8217;s no wonder he ranked 68th in strokes gained driving and 38th in strokes gained approach.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s the guy who&#8217;s been No. 1 in both categories on the PGA Tour for the past two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that Scheffler&#8217;s chipping and pitching were very poor on the first day of The Players Championship as well.<\/p>\n<p>The Dallas, Texas, native, who many say is the best chipper in the game, ranked 97th in strokes gained around the greens Thursday at TPC Sawgrass.<\/p>\n<p>He seriously needs to clean up his entire game if he is going to take on TPC Sawgrass this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scottie Scheffler looked completely lost in his golf swing on the first day of the Players Championship, struggling desperately with his driver and irons. Scheffler couldn&#8217;t stop Miles from missing on more than 50 percent of his full shots. advertisement It must have been an extremely uncomfortable feeling for him, who is said to have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[17],"class_list":{"0":"post-44417","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}